The project "Professionalization of Agriculture in Phnom Penh, Village Prek Ta Lay, Kandal Province" was set out by Agrisud International and its local partner Agri-Cam with funding from the Aquitaine Region.

This project has a duration of 18 months (October 2010-April 2012) was the professionalization of farmers from the village of Prek Ta Lay in a sustainable development of agricultural activities and supply chains in the city of Phnom Penh.

Learning cycle promoting agroecological practices

Agrisud has a constant focus on boosting the action capacities of NGOs, organizations, professional groups, and also those of its own projects’ teams. Transfers of skills are made via « learning cycles ».

Promoting agroecological practices

Based on the “Agroecology in Practice” guide (Agrisud, 2010), this course helps participants learn these practices. It is based on transferring methods and tools to:

Understand agroecology and its economic, social and environmental dimensions;

Understand the sustainable management of a farming system;

Analyze the context of operation and identify the appropriate agroecological practices;